In the first two months of the epidemic in India, there was a serious outbreak trend, and after entering June, the official report of the new crown data is significantly improving, but experts still dare not have an optimistic view of the situation in the country, after all, the number of tests is declining, and the epidemic has spread from the city to the countryside, in this case, a lot of data is actually not made public. For India today, the covid-19 vaccination is the most important thing, which can reduce the number of infected people as much as possible and establish a solid defense line between people and the new crown virus.
Vaccination in India is self-funded
Now all countries in the world are promoting the vaccination of the new crown vaccine, and most countries are free of charge to the people to provide vaccines, after all, the country's economy has basically been affected by the new crown epidemic, the people's life is not very good, if the fee vaccination, may directly dissuade a large number of people, free vaccination is the best way to expand the amount of vaccination.
However, this is not the case in India, according to the country's previous policy, only front-line medical staff and other special workers, as well as middle-aged and elderly people over 45 years old, can enjoy the benefits of free vaccination, the rest of the adults need to be vaccinated at their own expense, and the government stipulates that the cost of vaccination in private hospitals should not exceed 250 rupees. However, due to the severe epidemic situation and the emergence of related problems such as vaccine shortages in the country, the price of vaccines in the country has soared last month, with the price of COVID-19 vaccines in public hospitals ranging from 400-600 rupees to private hospitals reaching about 1200 rupees, which is unacceptable to many ordinary Indians.
Modi declared the vaccination free
Because of the initial policy of charging for the new crown vaccine, a large number of people have not been vaccinated in time, so a large number of people have died due to the new crown virus, and many politicians in India and the Supreme Court have continued to pressure Modi to promote the plan to vaccinate the people for free, accusing him of making a fortune in the country. Finally, some time ago, Modi made a decision, that is, to give the adult people in the country a free COVID-19 vaccine, and the government directly took over the procurement and distribution of the vaccine.
Of course, the government is only responsible for three-quarters of the total number of vaccines, and the other quarter can be procured by the hospital itself, and the hospital can also charge for this batch of vaccines, but the cost must not exceed 150 rupees. In addition, the government will strive to build basic medical facilities, develop more COVID-19 vaccines, and conduct more in-depth negotiations with other countries to provide more vaccine protection for the people.
Domestic politicians' assessment of Modi's decision
In the face of Modi's decision this time, domestic politicians have also shown two different attitudes, and some officials said that Modi always takes the lead in the country's crisis. But a large number of officials have attacked Modi, arguing that he made the decision after the country's people were in a desperate situation and under pressure from the high court.
If Modi really wanted to help the people out of the crisis, in fact, he would have been able to provide free vaccines to the people at an earlier stage, because many politicians had warned him as early as February, and the result has been delayed until now, making the people pay such a heavy price. Therefore, behind the development of the epidemic to such a serious extent, Modi still needs to take a lot of responsibility.
Modi said there could be 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year
At the same time that Modi announced that the people would be vaccinated free of charge, he also announced that there are now 7 companies in the country that are developing different types of COVID-19 vaccines, three of which have entered the final experimental stage and believe that they will soon be put into use. According to his projections, the country will receive 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this year, and if this plan can be realized, there will be 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine, which is enough for all adults.
In this way, the country's vaccine production capacity will be quickly restored, so as to provide more countries in the world with COVID-19 vaccines and help countries get through the COVID-19 crisis as soon as possible, which is also the responsibility that Modi once gave to the world, but for various reasons, such commitments have been temporarily shelved, who's vaccine relief plan has been hindered, and now it is time to get everything back on track.
India's recommendations for epidemic prevention and control
Of course, for the new crown vaccine developed in India, in fact, the outside world is still not very trusting, after all, the country can even use things such as cow urine and cow dung to treat the new crown, and the safety and effectiveness of vaccine research and development are really not guaranteed. So Modi's best bet now may be to buy a large number of COVID-19 vaccines, or persuade the United States to lift the ban on the export of vaccine raw materials, which can also guarantee the country's vaccine supply. In addition, the most important thing is that the country must pay more attention to the problems in rural areas, and the relevant data reports should be more realistic, because in this way, WHO can have a clear understanding of the situation in the country, so as to provide corresponding help.